War in Ukraine
A 48-year-old woman who was injured in the Russian shelling of Kyiv on December 23, 2025, has died from her injuries. She sustained shrapnel wounds to the head during a drone attack in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
In Kharkiv region, a mother was served with a notice of suspicion for malicious non-fulfillment of parental duties after her 6-year-old daughter sustained severe injuries during shelling in Kupyansk. The woman left the child in an active combat zone, despite mandatory evacuation.
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Border guards prevented the occupiers from forcing the Lozova River and crossing the state border in the Kharkiv region.
NATO scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers that flew over the neutral waters of the Norwegian and Barents Seas. The flight lasted more than seven hours, and Russia called the mission routine.
The volume of medical training in the basic general military training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been tripled, to 30 hours of intensive classes. The training includes the M.A.R.C.H. algorithm and practicing self-help under fire.
Rivne Regional TCC reacted to reports of an attack on its employees in Sarny district. One of the attackers was allegedly a woman with a child.
On December 25, in the afternoon, emergency power outages were introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine. The reason was damage to the energy system as a result of the Russian army's attack.
At noon on Christmas Day, Russian terrorists massively shelled the center of Kherson, hitting the Central Market. As a result of the attack, a 47-year-old market employee died, and retail outlets were destroyed.
An underground hospital-shelter with more than twenty beds, including intensive care units, has been set up in the Kherson region. This will allow for the provision of assistance in safe conditions, despite shelling.
On December 25, units of the Ukrainian Air Force successfully struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in the Rostov region with Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Numerous explosions were recorded, and the extent of the damage is being clarified.
On the night of December 25, 2025, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the port of Temryuk, causing a fire in two oil product tanks. The military airfield in Maykop and a repair unit in Truzhenka were also hit.
As a result of the enemy attack on Chernihiv, one person was killed and five were wounded. The Russians shelled the city on December 25, hitting a 5-story building.
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Part of the sky over Poland was closed due to detected contraband balloons from Belarus.
In 2025, mobile internet was disconnected more than 11,000 times in 80 regions of Russia, and daily in 25 of them. The authorities explain this by security requirements, but the real goal is the gradual digital isolation of Russia.
On December 25, Russians shelled Chernihiv, a 5-story building was hit and a fire broke out in an apartment. According to preliminary information, it was a drone strike; no deaths or injuries have been reported.
The Kremlin believes it can gain more by continuing hostilities while using negotiations as a foreign policy tool. Russian dictator Putin insists on the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as the exclusion of Ukraine's possibility of NATO membership.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mentioned Ukraine in her Christmas greetings. She expressed hope for a just and lasting peace, as well as for Ukraine's secure future in the EU.
In Rivne region, an attack occurred on TCC employees, one of whom was struck with a metal object. The injured person is in serious condition and is receiving medical attention.
19-year-old Kateryna Endeberia left a college in the UK after being advised to replace challenging subjects with learning Russian. She has applied to take her A-level exams as a private candidate in 2026.
The Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant has been attacked and is on fire in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast, ASTRA reports.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, visited the soldiers of the "Timur Special Unit" on the Zaporizhzhia front. He spoke with the soldiers, checked their working conditions, and awarded the intelligence officers.
Five Russian servicemen were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for torturing four civilians in the city of Trostianets during the occupation of Sumy region. The occupiers beat detainees, simulated executions, and held them in inhumane conditions.
Drones of the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center successfully hit the seaport of Temryuk and the Orenburg gas processing plant. This led to fires and the suspension of the technological process at the enterprise.
The head of the German parliament's foreign policy committee, Armin Laschet, stated the need for a German-French initiative to coordinate European plans for a ceasefire in Ukraine. He emphasized that Europe must develop its own strong foreign and security policy, agreed upon with Ukraine, which could then be presented to Russia from a position of strength.
The government has expanded the possibilities for civilians affected in temporarily occupied territories to obtain the status of a person with war-related disability. The basis for granting the status is the decision of the Interdepartmental Commission under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.
As a result of the night attack by Russian drones on the port infrastructure of Odesa region on December 25, the head of the guard was killed. Two more people were injured and received medical assistance.
As a result of Russian attacks on Christmas night, consumers in four regions were cut off from power, and emergency blackouts occurred in Odesa region. Restriction schedules are in effect throughout Ukraine around the clock.
On the eve of Christmas, the work of the French national postal service La Poste was paralyzed by a large-scale DDoS attack. The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057 claimed responsibility.
Declassified transcripts of conversations between Putin and Bush have been released, in which the Russian leader openly opposed Ukraine's accession to NATO, warning of conflict. He considered Ukraine an artificial state and its entry into the Alliance a threat to Russia.